Paraguay, Bolivia^ and Southern Brazil. 93 



There is also an adult male iu Miss Runnacles' collection 

 taken at Ajo on the 12th of August, 3909, to which district 

 it is a rare visitant. 



29. Tanagra bonariensis. 



Tanagra bonariensis Scl. Cat. B. xi. p. 164; Arg. Orn. i. 

 p. 39. 



a. ? ad. Los Ynglases, Ajo. Sept. 12, 1908. 



h, c. c? ad. „ „ Sept. 15, 1908. 



d. ? ad. „ „ Sept. 21, 1908. 



e. ? ad. „ „ Feb. 1. 1909. 

 /^, ^- c? ? jiiv. „ „ Feb. ] 5, 18, 1909. 

 i, k. ^ ad. et imm. „ „ May 5, 1909. 



I. ? juv. „ „ May 6, 1909. 



m^n. S ^ imm. „ „ May 12, 3 909. 



0,'p- ? ad. „ ,, Jan. 7, 1910. 



q. cT ad. J, „ Jan. 9, 1910. 



r,s. S ad. „ „ Jan. 10, 1910. 



The young male is similar to the adult female, but not so 

 sandy rufous below. 



A common bird at Ajo, wbere it does not a little damage 

 to fruit &c, in the gardens. 



I have been unable to decide whether it breeds in this 

 district or not; but I think there is little doubt that it does 

 breed here, as not only have I shot young birds which had not 

 long left the nest, but in December 1908 Miss Runiiacles 

 secured for me several females that had undoubtedly been 

 sitting, and again in January 1910 I shot females that had 

 been sitting recently. 



It also appears to be subject to partial migration, as 

 the following note supplied to me by Miss Kunnacles 

 shews : — 



•' During August and September, 1909, the ' Siete Colores ' 

 Avas extremely numerous, but suddenly disappeared about 

 the first Aveek in October, after which not one was to be seen, 

 and they did not put in an appearance until near the be- 

 ginning of December, when a few females and young birds 

 were observed." — /. G. 7?. 



